Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Narendra Modi over his alleged link with multi-billionaire Gautam Adani and said the prime minister “thinks that he is very powerful, but he doesn’t realise that the absolute last thing that I am scared of is Narendra Modi”.
Gandhi also questioned why parts of his speech in Parliament during the budget session were removed, but no words were expunged from the PM’s speech in which he allegedly insulted the Congress leader.
Recalling the speech he had made in Parliament recently in which he had raised certain matters pertaining to the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group of companies, Gandhi, while addressing Congress workers in his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad, said he was asked to show proof with regard to what he had said. “Parts of my speech in Parliament were removed. I did not insult anybody. I was asked to show proof with regards to what I said and I have written a letter to the Lok Sabha speaker with every point they have removed along with supporting proof,” Gandhi said.
“I don’t expect my words will be allowed to go on the record. The PM of the country directly insult me but his words are not taken off the record. He said why is your name Gandhi and not Nehru,” he added.
A major part of Gandhi’s address during a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks on the President’s address was removed.
“Modi thinks that he is very powerful and people will get scared of him. He doesn’t realise that the absolute last thing that I am scared of is Narendra Modi,” the Wayanad MP said, escalating his attacks on the Prime Minister’s alleged link with Adani.
Gandhi also said the truth always comes out. “All you have to do was to look at my face when I was speaking and his face. Look how many times the PM drank water and how his hands were shaking while drinking water,” Gandhi said.
It’s important for everyone in this country to see the Parliament proceedings, comprehend what’s happening in the country and understand the “nexus between the PM and Mr Adani”, the Congress leader alleged.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI)
